Threaded fusion cages for lumbar interbody fusions: An economic comparison with 360°fusions

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 681-685

  Ray, Charles Dean ^a  

^a Spin Res and Education Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

360 fusions; anteroposterior fusions; cost comparison; lumbar interbody fusions; posterior lumbar interbody fusion; threaded fusion cages

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; REOPERATION; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031003676     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199703150-00021     Document Type: Article

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